Sentences with phrase «array of action films»

A vast array of action films ranging from Blade, The Matrix trilogy, and Speed Racer are only a few whose stunts the two men can take credit for.

Not exact matches

The determined absence of dialogue for large swathes of the film — superbly shouldered by Blair's array of facial tics, if laboured a little when left too long — is paramount to its streamlined structure, which focuses firmly on actions and reactions, and the incitement to both.

Disney seems to be lying heavily on nostalgia and fandom to sell its live action adaptation of the 1991 Oscar - winning animated film, highlighting an array of familiar scenes and characters that at first glance doesn't really bring anything altering to the table.

Director Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing, The Mummy Returns) has built a career directing tongue - in - cheek juvenile action / adventure films, though his intent with this one isn't nearly as obvious, and not close to boyish exuberance in getting to play with a ceaseless array of toys at his disposal.

Along the way Kwan introduces a fascinating array of relatively unknown figures (I'm especially intrigued by Maxu Weibang, a «uniquely perverse» horror specialist who worked in the Shanghai studios in the 30s) and also provides absorbing commentary by and about, among others, Hong Kong action director Chang Cheh and his disciple John Woo; Hong Kong directors Wong Kar - wai and Allen Fong; Taiwanese directors Hou Hsiao - hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, and Tsai Ming - liang (most of them speaking about their fathers or children and how these relationships inflect their films); older mainland directors such as Xie Jin; and actor Leslie Cheung (critiquing some of his own pictures).

Houston Cinema Arts Festival dominates the city's art film venues with an array of offerings, including a little red carpet action, when Richard Linklater arrives to receive the Levantine Cinema Arts Award.